Month: January 2023

Discussing Remedies for the Healthcare System: A Conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil 

Hello, my name is Conan Milner and this is Words of Wellness, a show where we talk about health from mind, to body to spirit. So what does it mean to be healthy? Is it merely the absence of disease? Or is there something more to it? Not long ago, any serious discussion of health…


The Saga of the Biden Docudrama Continues

Commentary What’s in a name? That which we call an “item” by any other name would smell as foul. This weekend, the world woke up to discover that the FBI, during a 13-hour search, discovered “an additional six items with classified material” in President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home. “Items.” That has been reported by…


US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Admin Input on Texas, Florida Social Media Laws

The Supreme Court has invited the Biden administration to give input on laws in Florida and Texas that allow users to sue large social media companies over censorship. NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations representing Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other social media and e-commerce companies, brought the case to challenge the states’ laws. Both state laws…


The Lessons of Hamline University

Commentary After showing a painting of the Prophet Muhammad in her art history class, professor Erika López Prater was informed that her teaching contract at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, would not be renewed. Those who condemned the professor’s actions were convinced that what she did wasn’t only offensive to Muslim students, but that such…


Biden Will Veto GOP Bill Restricting Strategic Petroleum Reserve Releases: Energy Secretary

President Biden will veto a House Republican bill that would restrict the release of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) emergency reserve, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Jan. 23. “If Congress were to pass H.R. 21, the president would veto it. He will not allow the American people to suffer because of the…


Shell Resumes Gas Supply to Australian Market

Global energy giant Shell has lifted its suspension on new gas contracts to Australian businesses a week after the competition watchdog warned it would penalise companies that breach the temporary gas price orders. Following a near six-week freeze on gas talks in response to the federal government’s emergency cap on wholesale gas prices at $12…


Nazca: The Secret of the Lines | Arkeo Ep16 | Documentary

The craziest theories have attempted to explain the famous Nasca lines: astronomical calendar, divine frescoes, extra-terrestrial signals. Archaeologist Markus Reindel has been trying to bring science back to the forefront of this search for meaning. …


Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery; A Booming Global Business

UNICEF reports “human trafficking, modern slavery” is the second largest criminal industry in the world, raking in over $32 billion a year. Hundreds of thousands are coming through the open U.S.-Mexico border. Children are abandoned, used as drug mules, and trafficked. In China, religious minorities are jailed and tortured, used as forced labor, and robbed…


House Democrats Propose Eliminating Debt Ceiling; Yellen Shoots Down $1 Trillion Coin

Dozens of House Democrats believe it is time to eliminate the debt ceiling and instead allow unlimited borrowing so the government can spend whatever it needs. The federal government is entrenched in another battle over the debt ceiling after Washington hit its borrowing limit of about $31.4 trillion last week. As a result, the Treasury…


Illinois AG Asks Court to Lift Block on Gun Control BIll

The Illinois attorney general on Jan. 23 asked a federal court to lift the temporary restraining order blocking a strict gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this month. Lawyers for the attorney general, Kwame Raoul, argued that if the legislature fails to follow constitutionally-prescribed procedures, the court is not the proper venue for a…